Bothwell Families

These pages provide a glimpse into the life of the Bothwell Families during the 1800s.
You will find Family Trees and Individual Timelines which may not be exhaustive but will be updated as more research is conducted.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided.

William Wood Hughes (1823-1890)
Emma Harriet Cunningham (1827-1915)

🏠Property History

Family of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham

William Wood Hughes, brother of Mary Ann Hughes.

b: abt 1823, Scotland; d: 21 Jul 1890, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 23 Jul 1890, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Spouse - Emma Harriet Cunningham, daughter of Arthur Cunningham and Harriet Unknown.

b: 23 Sep 1827 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m: 1 Dec 1846 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 22 May 1915 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 May 1915 Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Children of William Wood Hughes and Emma Harriet Cunningham:

  1. William Henry Hughes - b: 29 Dec 1847, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 1925, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.

  2. Emma Hughes - b: 21 Oct 1849, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: date and place unknown. Spouse - James Gill McDowall, son of Archibald McDowall and Charlotte Gill, b: 22 May 1844, Logan, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 7 Dec 1875, residence of William Wood Hughes, [1-B4] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Feb 1881, Queensland, Australia.

  3. Ellen Harriett Hughes - b: 15 Jan 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 8 Feb 1852, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 29 Dec 1853, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 29 Dec 1853, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. Ellen Harriett Hughes - b: 23 Apr 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 21 May 1854, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 8 Aug 1931, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Alfred James Blake.

  5. Sarah Louisa Hughes - b: 1 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 22 Mar 1857, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 2 Aug 1932, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 4 Aug 1932, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  6. Arthur John Wood Hughes - b: 13 Nov 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 4 Dec 1859, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 9 Dec 1860, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: aft 9 Dec 1860, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  7. Euphemia Margaret Hughes - b: 4 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 24 Nov 1861, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 24 Jun 1937, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 25 Jun 1937, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Edwin Blake, son of Isaac Blake and Rebecca Whiteway, b: 15 Jan 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 6 Mar 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 16 Nov 1892, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; d: 11 Jun 1934, New Town, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 12 Jun 1934, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Arthur John Wood Hughes - b: 1 Mar 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 20 Mar 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 23 Nov 1933, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 24 Nov 1933, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Isabella Elizabeth Ann James, daughter of William James and Sarah Undy, b: 23 Mar 1866, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia; m: 23 May 1894, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia; d: 13 Apr 1945, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 14 Apr 1945, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

  9. Florence Lucy Cunningham Hughes - b: 7 Jul 1868, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 18 Jan 1892, West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 20 Jan 1892, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Spouse - Richard Bowden, son of Edward Bowden and Sarah Allen, b: 9 Jun 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bap: 22 Jul 1866, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; m: 6 Jul 1889, residence of William Wood Hughes, [1-B4] Dalrymple St, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; d: 7 Sep 1945, Cluny, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia; bur: 9 Sep 1945, General Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

  10. Frank McGregor Hughes - b: 27 Nov 1872, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. No further research carried out on this person.

Properties in Bothwell purchased by or granted to William Wood Hughes

[1-B3.1] Dalrymple St

For more information on these properties click on the links under each map.
Complete and downloadable maps of the township are on the Property History page.

Tasmanian Archives: Maps - Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)